35 ‘outrages’ that would drive a Seattle mayor from office

Our Seattle city elections, however passionate, are tame for lack of ideological fire-breathing. In fact, it’s hard for Seattle’s top mayoral candidates to find any ideological puffery to fight over.

The election last week was no different: Super lefty Mike McGinn vs. Super lefty Ed Murray. And once a new mayor takes office, pretty much the most scandalous thing that tends to happen is he/she has a falling out with the liberal wing of the city council.

Not so in Toronto!

The people of that mellow city are luxuriating in political horror over the actions of their leader. For the past three years, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has turned city hall into a reality TV bonanza.

After months of dodging reporters’ questions, Ford, 44, took to the podium Tuesday to say that he had indeed smoked crack cocaine as a long-rumored video is said to show. Two days later, another video surfaced showing him in a rambling rage, threatening to “murder” someone.

Ford admitted he had a drinking problem, saying on his radio show he was “hammered” in public at a street festival in August and “out of control” drunk, carrying a half empty bottle of brandy around City Hall after St. Patrick’s Day last year.

We could be so lucky!

Given the temperament of our mayors, it’s hard to imagine just how bad a bad-boy mayor in Seattle would be. So, for a little post-election fun, we’ve come up with a list of “outrages” that would drive a Seattle mayor from office.